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Homestead Life Greenhouse Roofing Fixing Camper & More

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Channel: The Do It Yourself World · 2018 · Howto & Style

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It was a very busy day on the off grid homestead with many projects going on during the day.

In the early morning a load of scrap metal roofing was delivered to our homestead from a local scrap guy. I promptly sorted it out on the ground into colors and sizes. This was all scrap and some was cut lengthwise and some in the width. Some had holes and some was in better shape.

I got right to work though putting the pieces together on the greenhouse roof like pieces of a puzzle. The north side of the greenhouse is going to be insulated against the cold winter. The sun shines from the South so the North is useless anyway.

I will put reflective foil inside the walls to help increase sunlight output inside and also retain heat in winter.

Later I was working on the underground greenhouse. This is a hole that I am digging in the ground to make a deep greenhouse. This will be warmer in winter due to the natural warmth of the soil that deep. I am sifting the sand as I dig to get out the pea gravel for my aquaponics system.

I plan to have fish growing in one tank with the water being pumped to another gravel filled tank. The second tank will have plants growing in it. The plants will filter the fish water while picking up nutrients to feed the plants. And we can eat both.

I washed the gravel and then put the bulkhead fitting onto the grow bed. Then I hooked up the hose and filled the tub with gravel.

I also got a large part of the lawn mowed again. The old Toro self propelled push mower I restored a few years ago fired up on the first pull. It really feels good to have it running so well.

We are also working on the camper roof. We have an old popup camper which we got last year for only $30. It has some water damage in the ceiling due to pinhole leaks in the roof. We are putting on some RV roof sealant to fix the leaks.

Later we will put in two sheets of paneling and we will have a good camper.

Melanie cooked our dinner over an open campfire using a folding grill rack made for the purpose. She loves using natural fuel to cook our meals. And the wood smoke tastes so good.

It was a very busy day on the homestead.

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